Switching to baking soda?

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purple_bovine@yahoo.com - 18 Jan 2007 00:09 GMT

I recently tried brushing my teeth with baking soda, and I'm impressed
as to how much whiter my teeth got - even after one use. Would it be
safe to use baking soda on a regular basis instead of toothpaste? I
realize it's abrasive - but can one compensate for the abrasiveness by
using a softer toothbrush and not brushing as hard? Or something like
that?

LM

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Stormin Mormon - 18 Jan 2007 03:06 GMT

About a year ago, I switched from fluoride tooth paste to baking
soda.
No mouthwash. Four months or so later, went to my hygenist
appointment. She complimented how clean my teeth were. She
glanced at
my chart, and asked if I had a Sonicare tooth brush. No, just the
old
fashioned one. And was I using the Prevident tooth paste they
prescribed, wtih the 1.8% sodium fluoride? Well....

She also mentioned the bone density and color of my teeth looked
good.
Also the gums looked good.

When I told em I'd switched to baking soda, she and the dentist
both
tried to get me to go back to the high fluoride routine. Only
thing I
can figure is that they want me to have bad bone density, tartar,
and
cavities.

I do rinse twice after my baking soda brushing. Don't need more
sodium
in my body.

And, just like you. My brushing is rather brief, gentle, and just
about enough time to get the baking soda pushed around.

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> I recently tried brushing my teeth with baking soda, and I'm impressed
> as to how much whiter my teeth got - even after one use. Would it be
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> LM

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Steven Bornfeld - 18 Jan 2007 03:36 GMT

> I recently tried brushing my teeth with baking soda, and I'm impressed
> as to how much whiter my teeth got - even after one use. Would it be
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> LM

It's fine, and from what I've read not particularly abrasive either.

Steve

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purple_bovine@yahoo.com - 19 Jan 2007 23:38 GMT

> > I recently tried brushing my teeth with baking soda, and I'm impressed
> > as to how much whiter my teeth got - even after one use. Would it be
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> Steve

Hmm. So far, I'm really happy with it - my teeth look (and feel) much
cleaner than they did with toothpaste. I use a mixture of baking soda
and a bit of salt, and it tastes absolutely horrible - but hey, if it
works this well, I don't mind.

LM

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Stormin Mormon - 22 Jan 2007 15:12 GMT

I've been using baking soda (no salt) for about a year. Seems to
be working nicely for me. I have my hygenist appointment
tomorrow, we'll see how the reviews come in. I think I see a
couple small chips on some plastic fillings.

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> Hmm. So far, I'm really happy with it - my teeth look (and feel) much
> cleaner than they did with toothpaste. I use a mixture of baking soda
> and a bit of salt, and it tastes absolutely horrible - but hey, if it
> works this well, I don't mind.
>
> LM

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JimSocal - 24 Jan 2007 07:53 GMT

>I've been using baking soda (no salt) for about a year. Seems to
>be working nicely for me. I have my hygenist appointment
>tomorrow, we'll see how the reviews come in. I think I see a
>couple small chips on some plastic fillings.

Interesting... I had heard that baking soda was supposedly too
abrasive. No?
Is it okay for crowns and implants, too?
And this to the dentists in the group:
Is not using flouride (as in using baking soda only) okay for most
people, or is flouride a good thing for most of us? (Again, I have
heard that flouride is very good, at least for the teeth. Whether it
is good for the body and mind, well, that's a whole other can of worms
that we'd just as soon not open, here!)

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Steven Bornfeld - 24 Jan 2007 13:46 GMT

>> I've been using baking soda (no salt) for about a year. Seems to
>> be working nicely for me. I have my hygenist appointment
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> is good for the body and mind, well, that's a whole other can of worms
> that we'd just as soon not open, here!)

Baking soda is fine. My rusty memory seems to tell me that it is of
middling abrasivity. Most other toothpastes use abrasives such as
metallic oxides. It really ain't the meat here, it's the motion (as the
old song goes). Make sure your brushing technique is good.
Some people will develop dentinal hypersensitivy if they use a
non-fluoride toothpaste. If you get a significant number of cavities of
course a fluoride toothpaste (and sometimes rinses, gels or even
varnish) are a good idea, but if you get few cavities it really doesn't
matter. There is a significant level of fluoride in many foods and many
water supplies, so you're still getting some.

Steve

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Stormin Mormon - 24 Jan 2007 14:49 GMT

I brush with baking soda gently, for a short period of time, and
then rinse twice with warm water. I'm sure my body gets too much
sodium already.

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> Interesting... I had heard that baking soda was supposedly too
> abrasive. No?
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> is good for the body and mind, well, that's a whole other can of worms
> that we'd just as soon not open, here!)

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